--- title: "Scott Golemon | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/scott-golemon-tx-9th-court-appeals" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Scott Golemon Texas 9th Court of Appeals · Court of Appeals Justice ## Profile - Court: Texas 9th Court of Appeals - State: Texas - Role: Court of Appeals Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - The Chief Justice of the Texas Ninth Court of Appeals, serving since January 1, 2021, and currently running for re‐election in the 2026 general election - Judge, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont), 2021-present - Official site: Texas Judicial Branch – Chief Justice Scott Golemon ### Education - University of Houston — J.D. (1987) - Education — Tarleton State University — 1984 - magna cum laude — Tarleton State University — 1983 ### Additional information - Practitioner, Hope & Causey, P.C., 2012-2020 - Practitioner, Haas & Golemon, L.L.P., 1997-2011 - Practitioner, K. Michael Mayes, P.C., 1991-1996 - Born in 1959 in Houston, Texas, Golemon grew up in Beaumont and has a rural background in farming, ranching, and construction. - Date of birth: 1959-01-01 - Before becoming Chief Justice, he had 33 years of experience in civil jury trials and appeals across Texas - Former President of the Tarleton State University Alumni Association - handling cases in personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, products liability, construction, real estate, business, consumer, contracts, fraud, deceptive trade practices, and oil and gas. - Life Member of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo and Montgomery County Fair Association (Lifetime Vice President, multiple committee roles) - He and his wife, Doris, have been married for 34 years, raised four sons, and have three grandsons and one granddaughter. - Birth place: Houston, TX ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### appellate electronic filing Scope: statewide In Texas appellate courts, attorneys must electronically file civil and criminal documents, subject to a good-cause motion; self-represented parties may e-file but are not required to do so. Evidence excerpt: Attorneys in civil cases must electronically file documents. Attorneys in criminal cases must electronically file documents except for good cause shown in a motion filed in the appellate court. [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.txcourts.gov/9thcoa/about-the-court/justices/chief-justice-scott-golemon/) - [Official roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/9thcoa/about-the-court/justices/chief-justice-scott-golemon/) - [Texas Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.txcourts.gov/9thcoa/about-the-court/justices/chief-justice-scott-golemon/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15450/scott-w-golemon/) - [Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule 9.2, Electronic Filing](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/15450/scott-w-golemon/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/scott-golemon-tx-9th-court-appeals", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/scott-golemon-tx-9th-court-appeals", "name": "Scott Golemon | KnowJudges", "description": "Scott Golemon, Texas 9th Court of Appeals. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://www.txcourts.gov/media/1461885/texas-rules-of-appellate-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-07-26.